Machine for treating insoles for welted boots and shoes.



W. S. LOU'GEE.

MACHINE FOR TREATING INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. I915.

1 16Q733. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET I.

COLUMBm PLANOURAPH co.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

W. S. LOUGEE.

MACHINE FOR TREATING INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26. I915.

1,160,73. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

5 SHEETSSHEET 2- COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH CONWA SHINUTO D. c.

W. S. LOUGEE.

MACHINE FOR TREATING INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED APFLZE, I915.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

5 SHEETSSHEET 3.

mun: mum 70' COLUMBIA PLANOYJRAPH C0., WASHINGTON, D. c.

W. S. LOUGEE.

MACHINE FOR TREATING INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

- APPLICATION FILED APR.26. 1915.

l 1 6G,?38 Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 4.

IHVEHTEI COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH c0, WASHINGTON, u. c.

W. S. LOUGEE.

MACHINE FOR TREATING INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

APPLICATION FILED APR.26. 1915.

1,160,733. Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

5 SHEETS-SHEET 5- COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 110.. WASHINGTON. D. c.

WILLIAM S. LOUGEE, OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, ASSIGNOB, TO (1'. SPAULDING 86 SONS 00., OF ROCHESTER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, A OOPARTNERSHIP COMPRISING EMMA C. SPAULDING AND MARION L. SPAULDING, BOTH OF BOSTON, MASSACHU- SETTS, ROLAND H. SPAULDING AND HUNTLEY N. SPAULDING, BOTH F ROCHES- TER, NEW HAMPSHIRE, AND LEON C. SPAULDING, OF BUFFALO, NEW YORK.

MACHINE FOR TREATING- INSOLES FOR WELTED BOOTS AND SHOES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 16, 1915.

Application filed April 26, 1915. Serial No. 23,822.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLIAM S. LOUGEE, a citizen of the United States, residing in Rochester, in the county of Strafiord and State of New Hampshire, have invented an Improvement in Machines for Treating Tnsoles for Welted Boots and Shoes, of which the following description, in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a speoification, like characters on the drawings representing like parts.

This invention relates to a machine for crimping or oorrugating the lips ofinsoles for welted boots and shoes, and particularly insoles made from fibrous material in pulp form, such for instance as fiber board, and the invention has for its object to provide a superior crimping or corrugating machine for the purpose specified and also to provide such machine with means for folding a reinforcement for the feather of the insole over upon the feather and for guiding the reinforcement into position to have it applied to the outer surface of the crimped or corrugated lip by the crimping members ofthe machine. These and other features of the invention will be pointed out in the claims at the end of this specification.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machine embodying this invention. Fig. 2, a plan of the machine shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3, a front elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 4, a vertical section on an enlarged scale on the line 4, Fig. 2. Fig. 5, a detail to illustrate the operation of the corrugating members, and Fig. 6, a detail to illustrate the operation of the folding and guiding device.

In the present instance one construction of machine embodying the invention is shown, in which 10, 12 represent the crimp ing or corrugating wheels or members with which the lip 13 of an insole 14 of fibrous material, see Figs. and 6, may be crimped or corrugated. The corrugating wheels 10,

12, are driven by novel mechanism as will be described.

In the machine herein shown, the corru-' fast on it a collar 19, which rests on the bottom wall of a recess in said head. The

shaft 15 is provided with a gear 21 and with,

a pinion 22, which latter meshes with and is driven by a gear 23 on a shaft 24, supported by the head 16. The gear 23 is made long enough to also mesh with and be driven by a gear 25 on a shaft 26, having a collar 27 which rests on the bottom wall of a recess 28 in the head 16, and the shaft 26 is extended through the head 16 and has fast on its lower end a bevel gear 29, which meshes with and is driven by a bevel gear 30 fast on a shaft 31, which is journaled in a bearing 32 attached to the horizontal arm 33 of a bell crank lever 34 and in the upright arm 35 thereof.

The shaft 31 is extended loosely through a hole in a disk 36, see Fig. 1, attached to the upright 17, and said shaft has fast on it a gear 37, which meshes with and is driven by a pinion 38 loosely mounted on a stud shaft 39 supported by the upright 17. The pinion 38 is attached to the hub 40 of a driving pulley 41., which may be driven in any suitable manner.

The bell crank lever 34 is pivotally mounted on a stud 42 attached to the stationary upright 17, and its upright arm 35 is acted upon by a spring 43 to keep the bevel gear 30 in proper mesh with the bevel gear 29, and also to permit the horizontal arm 33 of the bell crank lever to be lowered or moved downward away from gear 29, for a purpose as will be described. V

The corrugating wheel 12 is fast on a shaft 45, mounted in a support which is adjustably secured to the head 16. The support for the shaft 45 is shown as a block or bar 46, having a socket or recess 47 in its upper end, into which the upper end of the shaft 45 is extended and wherein the said shaft has fast on it a pinion 48, which extends through a slot 49 formed in the inner face of the block 46 and made by cutting across the circular socket or recess 47 so that when the block 46 is secured to the hub 16, the pinion 48 may be engaged with the gear 21 and be-driven thereby, see Fig. 2.

The support 46 for the corrugating Wheel 12 in the present instance is pivotally mounted on a pin 50, extended through it and a boss-51- on-the head 16 and detachably secured to the latter by a nut 52, see Fig. 2.

' The support e6 forthe corrugating wheel 12 is operatively connected with the'bell crank lever 3 31 which is effected as herein shown by a rod 53, having one end connected with 'the support or block 46 and its other end extended loosely into the upright arm 35 threads-59 and with nutsenga-ging therewith. A. nut 60 serves as an abutment for one'end of a spring 61, which encircles the roda53 betweenthe said nut and the boss 58., and said nut serves to adjustthe tension; or

pressure of the spring 61 andis locked in its a, ustedipositionby a locknut 62. A nut 68 is provided for the upright arm 'of the lever 3%; to strike against, as will be described, and sai'dnutis looked in itsadjnsted position by a: nut 64. It will thus be seen, that when thebe-ll crank lever 34 is turned'on-itjs: pivot 4:2 so as to lower its horizontal arm 33; the upright arm 35 will en gage the-nut and move the rod 53 so as to turn: the block 46. onits pivot 50; and thereby move the corrugating member or wheel 12" away from the corrugating: member. or Wheel 10," when it isadesired to insert the lip 18 ofthe insole between said wheels or to remove it from between the same. This movement of the bell crank lever' 34: may be effected by a foot. treadle (not shown) but'which is connected by a link 70 with onei end offa lever 71, see Figs. 1 and'3, whiclri's pivoted at 72'to tlie'upright'17 and isaconnected by a:link 73'witli the arm 33 of the bell cranklever 84. When the pressure is-rleinoved -frrom'the foot treadle referred to, the ilZZBlllCllIlk-lQVGP 34 is returned to its normal position by thespring 41:3,and the'block 16 carrying the corrngatingi" wheel 12 isre turnedtoits normal position by the spring 61. The corrugating member or wheel 12 is properly'positioned withrelationto the-e01" rugated member or wheel 10 by one or more set screws 74; which extend through the block v4C6 .and'are designed .to engage the head 16' of: the framework. By adjusting the screws 74:, the block 16 can be turned on its pivot so as to adjust the corrugating member or; wheel 12 with relation to the corrugating member or wheel 10, so. as to'cause-theteeth of theavheel 12 to be-properly meshed'with the teeth of? the wheel 10 according to. the thickness of: the lip'13' of the insole. The horizontal arm33 of: the bell crank lever 3% has secured to it" a: plate 76, which consti: tuteszat support. for the- Work or.- insole.

able and non-compressible The machine as thus far described is capable of being used for crimping or corrugatingithe lip 13 of insoles, so that the said lip may be provided with corrugations or criinps which are deeper at the upper edge of the lip and taper to substzuitiallynothing ear the bottom of the lip, where it joins the body portion of the insole, whereby insoles suitable for use in welted boots and shoes may s made from substantially non-stretchstock, such as fiber board. Provision is also made for enabling the machine to be used for folding over the feather 80 of the insole and guiding. to the outer side or surface of the lip 13 a reinforcement for the feather and lip, which reinforcement may form part of a re inforceinent for the unlipped surface of the insole, which unlippedsurface may be designated the lower surface thereof for convenience of description.

In Fig. 6, is represented a fiber board insole l-having a lip13 provided with criinps or corrugations 81 extended transversely of the lip;3 and said insole has applied to its lower surface areinforcing layer, preferably of leather but which may be canvas or other suitable material, which layer is preferably cementedto the lower surface of said insole and is' made wide enough to extend beyond the sides of the insole and form flaps or strips 82, which are coated with cement and in-the present instance extend from near the heel to near the toe of the insole.

V The reinforcing flaps or strips 82 are preferably made wide enough to enable them to be folded over uponthe' upper surface of the feather .80 and against the outer surface of thecorrugated lip 13, and provision'is made in the machine heroin shown for folding the reinforcing flaps or strips over upon the feather 80, and against the lip 13, and to corrugate the portion of the flap which contacts with said lip. To this end, the shaft L G'has loosely mounted upon it an arm 85, see Figs. 4:, 5 and G which rests upon the hub of the gear 29, andturns freel'v upon said hub..- The arm 85 has attached to or forming part of it a circular segment 86, which is materially thicker than the arm 85 and is provided at one end with a concavity 0r groove'87, which imparts to the segment 86 the functions of a folding and guiding device by means of which the reinforcing stripsor flaps 82 are turned or folded from 1 theirsubstantially flat condition shown in Fig. 6 over upon the upper surface of the feather 80. p

' The folding device 86 is moved in a circular path toward the position shown in Fig. 1

1, by a spring 90, and said folder may be turned back by the operator and in the present instance-this backward movement of the folding device may be effected by a foot treadle; notshown, but which is connected by a link 91 to a lever 92, see Fig. 3, which in turn is connected by a link 93 to a cord or chain 9%, which passes over a pulley 95, see Figs. 2 and3, and is attached to one end of a lever 95, whose other end is engaged with afpin 9'? on the folding device 96, so that bv depressing the treadle' referred 'to, the lever 96 may be turned on its .pivot 98 in the direction of arrow 99, Fig. 2, and move the folding device 86 in a circular path with the shaft 26 as a center.

F'Vhen the pressure is removed from the treadle, the spring 90 returns the folding device 86 to its normal or operative position.

Provision is made for forcing the folded flap down onto the upper surface of the feather and into the crease formed by the junction of the lip 13 with the feather 80, and for this purpose a substantially thin disk 100 is located above the arm carry ing the folder 86, and is secured to the hub of the gear 29 so as to rotate therewith, and in the present instance the disk 1.00 is secured by screws,.only one 101 of which is shown by dotted lines in Fig. 4. The disk extends under the corrugating wheel 10 and cooperates with the bottom thereof to form a flange or lip therefor as represented in Figs. 4; and 5, which lip forces the folded strip or flap 82 into the crease formed by the lip and feather, while at the same time the under surface of the disk 100 irons down upon the upper surface of the feather, the portion of the fold or strip which contacts with the feather, thereby firmly cementing the said fold or strip to the upper surface of the feather, see Fig. 5. The folding device 86 also guides the free or edge portion of the flap or strip to the corrugating wheels 10, 12 as the insole is fed through the machine, and this portion of the strip 82 is pressed into firm contact with the outer surface of the corrugated lip and is corrugated by said wheels, and thereby is firmly cemented to the outer surface of the corrugated lip. V

The disk 100 not only serves as an ironing and pressing tool but also serves as a feed wheel, and cooperates with a feed wheel which engages the inner surface of the lip 13 of the insole, and which is made as an annular head or flange 102 on the corrugating wheel 12, which further has the function of a pressing tool when the insole 1a is provided with a reinforcing layer 103 of canvas or other material on the upper surface of the body portion of said insole and on the inner surface of the lip.

It is desirable that the folding device 86 should be automatically advanced from its normal or starting position, where the end of the flap or strip in its fiat condition first enters the groove or concavity 87 in the said device, into a position with the groove or cavity advanced toward a plane tangent to 1, and for this purpose the folding device So has extended from its front or grooved end, an armlO-i having more or less resiliency, with which the edge of the feather 80 makes, contact and engages the same with sufiicient friction to turn the folder 86 on its center, as the insole is fed forward through the machine.

The spring arm 104E normally has its free end extended eccentrically to or beyond the circular path in which the folder 86 moves, when the folder is in its starting or with drawn position, and when the folder is in its starting position, the free end of the spring arm 104 projects into the path of the insole, so that, the edge of the feather engages the free end of said spring arm, and as the insole is fed into the machine, the insole carries the free end of the spring arm with it in the direction of the arrow 106 in Fig. 6, and thereby turns the folder on its center, so as to bring the grooved end of the folder gradually into a plane substantially tangent to the intermeshing teeth of the corrugating wheels. When the folder 86 has been advanced into the position just described, the frictional contact between insole of fiber board which is not provided with reinforcing flaps or strips for the feather and the outer surface of the lip, or it may be used without change for corrugating the lips of insoles which are provided with reinforcing flaps 82 and simultaneously or successively applying the reinforcing flaps to the upper surface of the feather and to the outer surface of the lip.

The operation of the machine herein shown may be briefly described as follows: The bell crank lever 34!: is turned on its pivot by the operator depressing the foot 1.1:

treadle connected with the horizontal arm 38 of said lever, which action lowers the table -16 and also efiects movement of the corrugating member or wheel 12 from the member 0r wheel 10, so as to permit the lip on the insole to be interposed between said wheels, and when properly entered between said wheels, the pressure upon the foot treadle is removed, whereupon the spring 43 raises the table and the spring 61 moves the block 46 toward the head 16 and engages the corrugating wheel 12 with the inner side of the lip 13, and forces the latter into the teeth of. the cooperating wheel 10.

The corrugating wheels 10, 12

'by the disk wheel 12;

:feed the insole through the machine assisted H 100 and flange 102 on the When-the insole is reinforced by the flaps 82, the latterare turned over upon the feather and against the outside of the lip by the folder 86 as above described. The arm 104- also servesv as a presser to'hold the folded flap againsttheedge of the feather and prevent the formation of a pucker when the flap is ironed down upon the feather. The beador "flange 102 serves as a forming Wheel Orroll around which the lip is bent by the'corruga-ting wheels. V

The machine herein shown. is especially designed to treat insoles having upturned lips, with or; Withoutv reinforcing flaps for the'feather and lip, but it can also be used for turning up the channel flap to form the lip prior to thelip being corrugated. When used for this latter purpose, the lower beveledwall of the concavity 87 of the device 86 is inserted into the channel in the edge of the insole',.which is effected by the operator-with-the table in its lowered position and asthe insole is fed forward, this beveled wall acts to: turn the 'lip upwardly into a 7 position at an angle to the body portion of the insole and into position to be engaged by the eorrugating wheels.

Claims 1. Ina machine of the character described, in combination, rotatable cooperating crimping members for crimping the lip. of 1I1 lIl sole having a feather, means for rotatlng said crimping members, and means for foldinga reinforcing'strip over upon said feather and into position to be forced by one of said crimpingm embers againstthe outer surface .of said lip.

2. Inamachine of the'character described, incombination, rotatablecooperatmg crlmping members for crimplng the lip of an insolehaving a feather, means for rotating v said crimping members,means for folding a reinforcing strip over upon said feather and'into. position to be forced by one of said cr imping members againstthe outer surface or said lip, and meansfor pressing the folded strip upon the upper surface of said in combination, cooperating crimping mem bers for crimping transversely the lip of an insole having. a feather, andmeansfor' foldbersfor crimping transversely the lip of an insole having a feather, and means for folding'a reinforcing strip over upon said feather and into position to be forced by one of said crimping members against the outer surface of said lip.

6. In a machine ofthe character described, in combination, a rotatable crimping member, a disk of larger diameter cooperating with said member to form a lip therefor, a second crimping member cooperating with said rotatable crimping member to form transverse crimps in the lip of an insole and having an annular lip which cooperates with the said disk, and means to rotate said crimping members and disk.

7. In a machine of the character,described, in combination, a rotatable crimping memher, a shaft on which it is mounted to rotate therewith, a cooperating rotatable crimping member, a shaft on which it is mounted a movable support for the last mentioned shaft, earing connecting said shafts, a third shaft, gearing connecting said third shaft with the first mentioned shaft, afourth shaft arranged at an angle to the third mentioned shaft,-bevel gears connecting said third and fourth shafts, a movable support for said fourth shaft having an arm, and means for operatively connecting said arm with the movable support for the second-mentioned shaft. 7

8. In a machine of the character described, in combination, rotatable crimping members, a driving shaft for said crimping members, and an arm loosely mounted on said driving shaft and having'a-segment provided with a concavity to form a folding device which is movable in a circular path toward and from said crimping members.

9. In a machine of the character described, in combination, cooperating crimping members for crimping the lip of an insole provided with a feather, and a folder for a reinforcement for said feather, said folder be ing movable in a circular path toward and from said crimping members.

10. In a machine of the character described, in combination, cooperating crimping members for crimping the lip of an insole provided with a feather, and a folder movable toward said crimping members by said insole.

11. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimping members to act transversely on the inner and outer surfaces of the lip of an insole having a feather, and a device for folding a reinforcing strip over upon the said feather and into position to pass between said crimping members and be crimped thereby onto said lip.

12. In a machine of the character described, in combination, crimping members to act transversely on the inner and outer surfaces of the lip of an insole and means for guiding a reinforcing strip for said lip to said crimping members to enable said strip to be applied to the lip by said crimping members.

13. In a machine of the character described, in combination, rotatable trans- Versely crimping members for crimping the lip of an insole, and a device provided With a concavity for turning a portion of the in sole into position to be engaged by the crirnping members.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses.

' WILLIAM S. LOUGEE.

Witnesses:

JAs. I-I. CHURCHILL, J. MURPHY.

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